The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise will be conducted in a total of 811 centres throughout the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). the initiative is part of the commission’s ongoing efforts to update the national voters’ register.
Sam Olumekun, the national commissioner and chairman of the information and voter education committee, confirmed the plans in a statement issued after a recent commission meeting in Abuja. to make the process more accessible for citizens, INEC will be deploying a new “online CVR live locator” to help people easily find their nearest registration centre.
This widespread and digitally-assisted exercise is a key step in preparing for upcoming elections and ensuring that all eligible citizens have the opportunity to register.
He noted that as earlier announced by the INEC, the CVR would resume on Aug. 18 with the online pre-registration, while the in-person registration option would follow a week later on Aug. 25.
“Thereafter, the two processes will continue simultaneously for a year until Aug. 30.
“The exercise will hold in 811 centres made up of our 774 Local Government, 36 States and FCT offices nationwide from 9am to 3p.m (Monday to Friday) every week with the exception of national public holidays.
“The locator will go live a day to the commencement of the CVR on Aug.17, 2025 and can be accessed at the following address https://cvr.inecnigeria.org/locator,’’ he said.
Olumekun added that the commission on Thursday uploaded a 38-page document to its website and other official online platforms indicating the addresses of the 811 in-person registration centres nationwide.
“Similarly, dedicated telephone numbers have been given for each state of the federation to serve as help desk for citizens that require further clarification.
“The procedure for both the online and in-person registrations remains the same as was the case in 2022.
“Detailed information on the process, including video clips, will once again be released by the commission next week,” Olumekun said.
The national commissioner also disclosed that after the July 23 update on requests for party registration, the commission had received eight more letters of intent from associations seeking registration as political parties.
This according to him brought the number received so far to 151.
He noted that details of the latest requests, indicating their proposed names, acronyms, logos, addresses and interim leaderships of the associations, had also being uploaded to the commission website and other online platforms for public information.
“Having created the portal for party registration, the commission has commenced the shortlisting of the associations that meet the requirements to proceed to the application stage.
“Details will be released immediately after the 16 bye-elections in 12 states scheduled for Saturday Aug. 16.
Olumekun reassured Nigerians that the commission would continue to keep citizens informed on all its activities
